Paul Potts

Australian Associated Press chief to take over from Paul Potts in FebruaryPA Group, the owner of the UK news agency Press Association, has appointed Clive Marshall as its chief executive.The appointment of Marshall, the current chief executive of Australian Associated Press, ends a six-month hunt to find a replacement for Paul Potts, who is retiring from the post on 21 January. Marshall, who has been with Australian Associated Press since 2001...  

And just when you think a  movie about the creation of Facebook is strange. News is just in that Julian Jarrold, director of Becoming Jane and the remake of Brideshead Revisited, is in talks to direct a film charting the rise of Paul Potts. And who is Paul Potts? No, it’s not about the leader [...]  

Becoming Jane helmer Julian Jarrold is in talks to direct One Chance , the story of unlikely British reality star Paul Potts. Brad Weston and Simon Cowell are producing along with Mike Menchel, who helped discover Potts when his daughter watched a YouTube video of the everyman hero, as well as Menchel's Relevant Pictures partner Steve Whitney. Kick-Ass writer/director Matthew Vaughn is expected to come aboard and help finance via his...  

By Steven Zeitchik Brad Weston is getting a chance. The former Paramount production chief will produce "One Chance," the story of unlikely British reality star Paul Potts that Weston had been developing at the studio with "The Bucket List" scribe...  

THE story of British reality star Paul Potts is being turned into a movie by Paramount. One Chance will tell the story of the mobile-phone salesman and amateur opera singer who became an overnight singing sensation when he appeared on reality show Britain’s Got Talent. Potts went on to win the event and has since enjoyed a lucrative singing career. His story has also become a global hit, which has helped him land appearances on The Oprah...